Consider the following statements with refrence to salinity in the soils of India 1 Excessive irriga...........

Geography India - Soil and Vegetation

Consider the following statements with refrence to salinity in the soils of India:

1. Excessive irrigation with dry climatic conditions promotes capillary action, which is cause for the deposition of the salt on the soil.

2. Farmers are advised to add gypsum to solve the problem of salinity in the soil.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

The saline soil are the salt affected soil generally found in Arid and Semi-Arid regions. These soils are generally found in “low precipitation area” where precipitation and evaporation ratio is less than 10.75 Weathering of parent rock also contribute to the soluble salts to soil. In India about 7 million hectare area produces less yield due to salinity problem.